All the latest developments on day one of the competition.
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00:00After a successful staging of the World Judo Championships earlier this year,
00:10the World Judo Tour is back in Abu Dhabi for the first Grand Slam since the Paris Olympic Games.
00:19It was Sabina Giliazova who claimed the lightest female weight in the Mubadala Arena at under 48 kg.
00:31A clever sumi gaeshi from Giliazova in the dying seconds left Stoja Dinov with no chance to reply.
00:43IJF President Mr. Marius Wieser awarded her with the gold medal.
00:48Iznur Zaev took on Francis Cedric Raval at under 60 kg.
00:57He took home the win with a Waza-Ari in golden score after a tight battle.
01:03Balazs Füryes, IOC member representing Hungary, awarded the medals.
01:10Cor Lodoy Bischroth of the United Arab Emirates brought home the gold for the home nation at under 52 kg.
01:17A historic moment for the UAE women's team.
01:23Mohammed Bin Talib Alderi, UAE Judo Federation President, awarded the gold.
01:32It was very hard, but I want to take this medal.
01:37These people support me and this medal, this competition is important for me.
01:44Murat Chopinov was on a fine format under 66 kg.
01:49In an enthralling final, he caught Francis' Daiki Buba twice, first for Waza-Ari and then for the decisive Ippon.
01:59IKONA Capital CEO Max Hervé-Georges was on hand to award the medals.
02:06A big thank you to Abu Dhabi. I have a lot of friends here who are competing and representing the UAE team.
02:14I wish them luck and to make their team proud. Now I will celebrate my success and relax.
02:21Seija Ballhaus was the class of the field at under 57 kg.
02:26She controlled the final and took the win with a powerful Waza-Ari score.
02:30Medals were presented by Ran Fazal, life president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
02:39Just 7 seconds into the day, Team UAE also provided the tournament's very first Ippon, giving them a dream start.
02:50Join us tomorrow for day 2 of the competition.
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